On This Day

Thursday, June 9, 1955

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	37	17	.685	--
White Sox	29	19	.604	5.0
Indians	30	21	.588	5.5
Tigers	29	23	.558	7.0
Red Sox	24	30	.444	13.0
Senators	22	29	.431	13.5
Athletics	20	32	.385	16.0
Orioles	16	36	.308	20.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Indians 2

Yankees 7, Tigers 3

Athletics 4, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	40	12	.769	--
Cubs	32	21	.604	8.5
Giants	27	26	.509	13.5
Braves	26	26	.500	14.0
Cardinals	21	28	.429	17.5
Redlegs	21	28	.429	17.5
Phillies	23	31	.426	18.0
Pirates	18	36	.333	23.0

Games

Phillies 2, Cardinals 0

Cubs 6, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gene Baker	3
1	Del Ennis	3
1	Pete Runnels	3
4	Walker Cooper	2
4	7 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	1
1	Al Kaline	1
1	Harvey Kuenn	1
1	Eddie Robinson	1
1	Frank Thomas	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Robinson	3
2	Art Ditmar	2
2	Jackie Jensen	2
2	Al Kaline	2
2	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mele	1
1	Irv Noren	1
1	Norm Zauchin	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Robin Roberts	3.00
2	Herb Score	0.90
3	Art Ditmar	0.44
4	Larry Jackson	0.40
4	Chuck Stobbs	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Art Ditmar	1
1	Jim Konstanty	1
1	Paul Minner	1
1	Robin Roberts	1
1	Frank Sullivan	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	9
1	Herb Score	9
3	Art Ditmar	4
3	Larry Jackson	4
3	Chuck Stobbs	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.376
2	Harvey Kuenn	.358
3	Richie Ashburn	.352
4	Roy Campanella	.333
4	Ted Kluszewski	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	17
1	Duke Snider	17
3	Ted Kluszewski	16
3	Willie Mays	16
5	2 tied	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	58
2	Roy Campanella	55
3	Del Ennis	41
3	Al Kaline	41
5	3 tied	40

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	11
2	Jim Gilliam	9
3	Minnie Minoso	8
3	Jim Rivera	8
5	Johnny Temple	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	1.37
2	Luis Arroyo	1.95
3	Sal Maglie	2.02
4	Robin Roberts	2.08
5	Dick Donovan	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	10
2	Robin Roberts	9
3	Bob Turley	8
4	Gene Conley	7
4	6 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	101
2	Bob Turley	92
3	Sam Jones	78
4	Robin Roberts	68
5	Gene Conley	64

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Morgan	9
2	Ellis Kinder	7
2	Ed Roebuck	7
4	Marv Grissom	6
4	Jim Hughes	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dale Long	.452
2	Al Kaline	.411
3	Jim Piersall	.400
4	Elston Howard	.395
5	Duke Snider	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	7
1	Willie Mays	7
1	Eddie Robinson	7
1	Norm Zauchin	7
5	Duke Snider	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	21
2	Norm Zauchin	20
3	Eddie Robinson	18
4	Johnny Logan	17
5	Roy Campanella	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	5
1	Jim Rivera	5
3	Jim Gilliam	3
4	Ernie Banks	2
4	8 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Mossi	0.00
2	Jim Konstanty	0.50
3	Art Schallock	0.64
4	Howie Pollet	0.96
5	Nellie King	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	4
2	Warren Hacker	3
2	Johnny Kucks	3
2	Sal Maglie	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	28
1	Robin Roberts	28
3	Herb Score	24
4	Bob Lemon	22
5	Sam Jones	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Konstanty	3
1	Jack Meyer	3
1	Tom Morgan	3
4	Jim Hughes	2
4	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Kluszewski	.398
2	Richie Ashburn	.371
3	Gene Stephens	.359
4	Johnny Groth	.354
5	Sandy Amoros	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	12
1	Willie Mays	12
3	Eddie Robinson	10
4	Ted Kluszewski	9
4	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	29
1	Jackie Jensen	29
1	Duke Snider	29
4	Yogi Berra	26
4	4 others tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	7
2	Jim Rivera	6
3	Gene Baker	5
3	Jim Gilliam	5
3	Wally Moon	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Konstanty	0.72
2	Billy Pierce	1.29
3	Hal Jeffcoat	1.52
4	Sal Maglie	1.61
5	Don Newcombe	1.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	7
2	Robin Roberts	6
3	Luis Arroyo	5
3	Warren Hacker	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	51
2	Bob Turley	46
3	Don Newcombe	45
4	Robin Roberts	44
5	Sam Jones	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Morgan	7
2	Jack Meyer	5
3	Ellis Kinder	4
3	Jim Konstanty	4
3	2 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.339
2	Willie Mays	.338
3	Harvey Kuenn	.333
4	Ted Kluszewski	.332
5	Don Mueller	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	52
2	Duke Snider	46
3	Willie Mays	41
4	Eddie Mathews	40
5	Gil Hodges	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	152
2	Ted Kluszewski	140
3	Yogi Berra	128
4	Jackie Jensen	125
5	Carl Furillo	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	28
2	Jackie Jensen	21
3	Minnie Minoso	19
3	Jim Rivera	19
3	Johnny Temple	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	1.98
2	Early Wynn	2.26
3	Whitey Ford	2.32
4	Steve Gromek	2.62
5	Johnny Antonelli	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	25
2	Early Wynn	24
3	Bob Lemon	23
4	Whitey Ford	20
5	4 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	200
2	Robin Roberts	190
3	Harvey Haddix	175
4	Jack Harshman	162
5	Carl Erskine	161

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Hughes	21
2	Marv Grissom	18
2	Johnny Sain	18
4	Ellis Kinder	16
5	Ray Narleski	14